Information Package / Course Catalogue
Today's Problems and Hadiths
Course Code: İLH430
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach how the sunnah, which is the main source of the Islamic religion along with the Quran, was understood in history and today and what we should pay attention to today in understanding the sunnah.

Course Content

In this course, information is given about how the sunnah was understood and interpreted in history, what should be taken into consideration when understanding the sunnah today, and the mistakes made in understanding the sunnah.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes the new definitions and approaches that have emerged today regarding the concepts of hadith and sunnah.
2.Evaluates basic knowledge and approaches about the meaning, importance and value of circumcision for today.
3.Analyzes the objections and criticisms directed to the Sunnah.
4.Recognizes the different approaches to circumcision that have emerged in our age.
5.Compares the modern period text criticism principles with hadith criticism methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yavuz Koktas, Today's Hadith Problems, Istanbul 2022.
2.Yusuf al-Karadawi, The Method to Understand Sunnah, Istanbul 2018.
3.Ahmet Yucel, 88 Questions to Know About Hadith, Istanbul 2019.
4.Ahmet Tahir Dayhan, "Hadith in Social and Cultural Life", HADITH: Anadolu University Theology Associate Degree Program, Eskisehir 2021, pp.122-150.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Difference between Today's Hadith Problems and Today's Problems and Hadith
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 2 - Theoretical
Determination of today's problems and Hadith problems
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 3 - Theoretical
A Historical Perspective on Today's Hadith Problems
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Possibility of Solving Today's Problems with Hadiths
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 5 - Theoretical
The position of Hadiths next to verses and their capacity to produce solutions
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods to Understand Hadith and Sunnah
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 7 - Theoretical
Approach to Today's Problems
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 8 - Theoretical
Identification of Some Issues from Today's Problems
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 9 - Theoretical
Approach to Today's Problems with Hadiths
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 10 - Theoretical
Evaluating Problems Based on Hadith Commentaries
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 11 - Theoretical
Comparison of Hadith Commentaries within the Framework of Problems
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 12 - Theoretical
Comparison of Hadith Commentaries within the Framework of Problems
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Effect of Circumcision and Its Meaning for Today
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 14 - Theoretical
General and Conjunctural Evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Reading3039
Individual Work31415
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026